Gem
Ring
29-128-1054
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-1054 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1700-1799 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Sardonyx | Gold |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Owl |
| Description | Sommerville: Pale Sardonyx. An Owl's Head. Notice the utilization of the stratification of the stone. Gold and Silver Rings - Cameos, Case OOO. Vermeule: Pale Sardonyx. Cameo. (Modern Gold Ring Setting) Owl eyes and beak facing slightly to left. 18th century. |
| Height | 2.2 cm |
| Width | 1.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1054 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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